# balada
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan ballada (“poem for a dance”), from Late Latin ballāre. First attested in the 14th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [bəˈla.ðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [baˈla.ða]

### Noun

balada f (plural balades)
* ballad

### References

* ↑ “balada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “balada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “balada” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “balada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Czech
### Noun

balada f
* ballad (narrative poem)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “balada”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “balada”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## French
### Verb

balada
* third-person singular past historic of balader

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /baˈla.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /baˈla.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /baˈla.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐˈla.dɐ/ [bɐˈla.ðɐ]
* Rhymes: -adɐ
* Hyphenation: ba‧la‧da

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballāre. Doublet of balata.

#### Noun

balada f (plural baladas)
* (literature) ballad (narrative poetry of legends and traditions, originating from the peoples of Northern Europe)
* (literature) ballade (poem composed of three stanzas of 8 or 10 verses, which end with the same refrain and a dedication)
* (music) ballad (old song with simple structure and narrative content, in popular style)
* (music) ballad (sentimental song, slow paced)
* (Brazil, colloquial) nightclub (a place of recreation, usually open at night, where one can listen to music, dance, have drinks, etc.)
    Synonym: discoteca
* (Brazil, colloquial) nightlife
    Synonym: vida noturna

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

balada
* feminine singular of balado

### Further reading

* “balada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “balada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From French balade.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /balǎːda/
* Hyphenation: ba‧la‧da

### Noun

baláda f (Cyrillic spelling бала́да)
* ballad

#### Declension
### References

* “balada”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈlada/ [baˈla.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: ba‧la‧da

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada (“poem for a dance”), from Late Latin ballāre.

#### Noun

balada f (plural baladas)
* ballad
    Synonym: trova

##### Derived terms

* baladista

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

balada f sg
* feminine singular of balado

### Further reading

* “balada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balada, from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /baˈlada/ [bɐˈlaː.d̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: ba‧la‧da

### Noun

balada (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜇ)
* (poetry) ballad (narrative poem)
* (music) ballad (slow romantic song)

#### Related terms

* baylable
* baylarin
* baylarina
* bayle

#### See also

* awit
* korido
* tula

### Further reading

* “balada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* labada, aldaba

## Turkish
### Noun

balada
* locative singular of bala